Day 36 London, UK

A busy day as we moved on from Bristol to London. We parked the car in a car parking building before walking 15 minutes to a cool cafe for breakfast. We then walked back down and drove to the Bristol car rental depot to happily find that we were not going to be charged for returning the car to a different town that we planned, or for returning it one hour late. Also we found that the railway station was a two minute walk so no Uber or additional lifting of the bags needed. The train was at 1 30pm so we had a long wait in the cold at the very old station and were happy to finally board and sit back in the warmth to enjoy a relaxing 1 and a half hour ride to Paddington Station. No more traffic, round abouts or Google maps and no need to drive into Heathrow to return the car and then find our way into London. The perfect solution- almost! We decided to get a black taxi to take us from the station to our apartment and it was actually cheaper than Uber. After the 12 minute ride we were dropped off with the suitcases and stumbled to the front door ready to take the 4 flights of stairs to realise my back pack was still in the taxi. After the initial shock we calmed down as I realised I’d lost a jacket, all my makeup and my book. Thankfully not my wallet, phone or passport so not the end of the world! Annoyingly there is little chance of ever seeing it again as the company has no record of our ride and the driver would not know where to return it if he even noticed it. I decided not to let it ruin my day as we were safely in London and had dinner and the show SIX to look forward to. It was Alanna’s Christmas present to us. We met Alanna at 5 30 at Tottingham Court underground station and wandered to a huge modern food court for dinner, although I did find ordering all the food and drinks on my phone challenging. We then left to go to Vaudeville Theatre for the musical about the six wives of Henry the Eighth and performed by six wonderful dancers/ singers with a 4 piece all female band. It was an excellent show and so professional. We then wandered through Covent garden to find a very cool concert going on there too, as a busker performed for over half an hour to a large group of people. Again it was excellent entertainment. We travelled home by underground to collapse into bed very tired and ready to be on the last leg of the trip.Read more